8 November

8 November 2025, Saturday

Time Session
08:00
09:00
Robotic Surgery
James NGU Chi Yong Chairperson Singapore
Subhash Khanna Chairperson India
  • How to Make Robot Surgery Survive and Sustainable
    Vitoon CHINGSWANGWATANAKUL Speaker Thailand
  • Setting Up Multispecialty Robotic Training
    Craig LYNCH Speaker Australia
  • Recent Advancements in Hugo RAS Platform
  • Important Role of Robotic Surgical Society in Robotic Surgical Training
Hall 406CX
Obesity and Hernia: The Challenges
Aziz SUMER Chairperson Turkey
Kazunori KASAMA Chairperson Japan
  • Prehabilitation in n Patients with Obesity and Ventral Hernia
    Ramen Goel Speaker India
  • Algorythm of Treatment in Patients with Obesity and Ventral Hernia
    Sunil D Popat Speaker India
  • Bariatric Surgery as a Bridging Surgery for Ventral Hernia
    Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan
  • TBA
    Aziz SUMER Speaker Turkey
Hall 404 AX
Leadership in Surgery
Bo Anders Mikael HARTMAN Chairperson Singapore
Imam Sofii Chairperson Indonesia
Hall 406 D
Chathuranga Keppetiyagama Chairperson Sri Lanka
  • Predictive Analytics for Appendicitis Diagnosis Using Machine Learning-Based Approaches
    Le Quan Anh Tuan Speaker Vietnam
  • Mixed Reality in Medical Education and Surgical Training
  • AI
Hall 404 F
09:00
10:30
How do I do it: MIS Colorectal Surgery
Htun Oo Chairperson Myanmar
John Marks Chairperson United States
SEOW Choon Sheong Chairperson Singapore
  • Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
    Bawantha Gamage Speaker Sri Lanka
  • Natural Orifice Colorectal Surgery
    Isaac Seow Speaker Singapore
  • Conquering The Difficult TME
    Yoon Suk Lee Speaker Korea (Republic of)
  • Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection
    Aloysius Tan Speaker Singapore
  • Advance Energy Technology in Colorectal Surgery
  • Applications Of The SP Robot In Colorectal Surgery
    John Marks Speaker United States
Hall 406CX
Update in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Dr Lim Chin Hong Chairperson Singapore
Kazunori KASAMA Chairperson Japan
Natan Zundel Chairperson United States
  • Role Of Endobariatrics in the Obesity Management
    Ravishankar Speaker Singapore
  • Sleeve Plus Procedures: Techniques and Outcomes.
    Muffazal Lakdawalla Speaker India
  • OAGB
    Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore
  • Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery
    Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey
  • How To Treat GERD After Bariatric Surgery When Conservative Treatment Fails
    Natan Zundel Speaker United States
  • Robotic Sleeve Plus/OAGB
    Lakshmi Kona Speaker India
  • Bariatric Surgery In Adolescents
    KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand
Hall 404 AX
HPB
Eduardo Targarona Chairperson Spain
Kuo-Hsin CHEN Chairperson Taiwan
Yexin Koh Chairperson Singapore
  • Laparoscopic Or Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy
    Yoo Seok YOON Speaker Korea (Republic of)
  • MIS Techniques In The Surgical Management Of Type I, II And III Choledochal Cyst
    Horacio J Asbun Speaker United States
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Vanishing Indication
    Eduardo Targarona Speaker Spain
  • Sonicision and Aquamantys in Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Utility Of Robotic Assistance For Left-sided Pancreatectomies
    Adrian CHIOW Kah Heng Speaker Singapore
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
    Kohei Nakata Speaker Japan
Hall 406 D
Ventral Hernia
Fabio Cesare Campanile Chairperson Italy
Kiyotaka IMAMURA Chairperson Japan
  • Is IPOM+ Still The Most Done Technique and Why?
    Anil Sharma Speaker India
  • Incisional Hernia, Botox combined with SCOLA and Fascial Release
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Complex Ventral Hernias
    Salvador Morales Conde Speaker Spain
  • Loss of Domain and Planning for Repair
    Vimal K Vasudeavan Speaker Malaysia
  • Pre-eTEP: An Emerging Approach for Small to Intermediate-Sized Ventral Hernias
  • Surgical Technique for Median Abdominal Wall Hernia Complicated by Diastasis Rectus Abdominis
    Nozomi Ueno Speaker Japan
Hall 404 F
10:30
11:15
Coffee Break & Training
11:15
12:30
  • Importance of Life Outside the OT
    Francis Seow-Choen Speaker Singapore
  • Everything Will Kill You, So Choose Something Fun
    Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan
  • The Pursuit of Mastery in Surgery Technique
    Horacio J Asbun Speaker United States
  • Surgeon, Innovator and Entrepreneurship
    Hyung Woo Jin Speaker Korea (Republic of)
12:30
13:15
Lunch Symposium 3A
Hall 406CX
Lunch Symposium 3B
Hall 404 AX
Lunch Symposium 3C
Hall 406 D
Lunch Symposium 3D
Hall 404 F
13:30
15:00
Robotic Colorectal
Mina Ming-Yin Shen Chairperson Taiwan
Vitoon CHINGSWANGWATANAKUL Chairperson Thailand
WONG Kar Yong Chairperson Singapore
  • TBA
    Yoon Suk Lee Speaker Korea (Republic of)
  • TBA
  • Robotic TME (video)
    Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey
  • East (Hinotori) Meets West (Da Vinci)
  • 20 Years of Robotic Colorectal Experience - The Evolution of a Technology
    Craig LYNCH Speaker Australia
  • Colorectal Procedures with Novel Hugo RAS system
Hall 406CX
Robotic - Upper GI & HPB
Brian GOH Kim-Poh Chairperson Singapore
Hyung Woo Jin Chairperson Korea (Republic of)
KIM Guowei Chairperson Singapore
  • RAMIE - Tips And Tricks For Intra-thoracic Anastamosis
    Noriyuki Inaki Speaker Japan
  • Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Gastrectomy
    Hyung Woo Jin Speaker Korea (Republic of)
  • Robot-Assisted Fundoplication for GERD
    Subhash Khanna Speaker India
  • Robotic Vs Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: Results From The International Robotic And Laparoscopic Liver Resection Study Group
    Brian GOH Kim-Poh Speaker Singapore
  • Robotic Or Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy
    Gi Hong CHOI Speaker Korea (Republic of)
Hall 404 AX
Endorobotic in Endocrine Surgery
Cheah Wei Keat Chairperson Singapore
MUSLUMOV GURBANKHAN FATALI Chairperson Azerbaijan
  • Endoscopic Thyroid State of the Art
    MUSLUMOV GURBANKHAN FATALI Speaker Azerbaijan
  • Robotic Trans-oral Thyroidectomy
  • Robotic Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach for Thyroidectomy -
    NGIAM Kee Yuan Speaker Singapore
  • Robotic Trans-peritoneal Adrenalectomy
  • Robotic Off-Limits
    Henry Chua Speaker Philippines
Hall 406 D
The Revolution in Robotic Hernia Surgery
Sujith WIJERATHNE Chairperson Singapore
Vimal K Vasudeavan Chairperson Malaysia
  • Hugo & AWH
  • TBA
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia Surgery
  • Robotic eTEP for Ventral Hernia and Diastasis of Recti
    Sean LEE Kien Fatt Speaker Singapore
  • Robotic Lateral Hernia
    Lakshmi Kona Speaker India
  • Robotics in Abdominal Surgery; A Critical Appraisal
    Rolf Hartung Speaker United Arab Emirates
Hall 404 F
15:00
15:30
Award Ceremony & Closing